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Our summer garden is peaking, with loads of tomatoes coming in every day, which means tomatoes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Not that we mind, we want to enjoy them while they are fresh and have the best flavor. I introduced my guys to more Middle Eastern food with this dish adapted from Cooking Light,…

My first taste of baba ghannouj was at the cafeteria on the Saudi Aramco compound in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, and I could easily make a lunch out of their hummus, baba ghannouj, and flatbread. Baba ghannouj is a traditional Middle Eastern dish made from eggplant that has been grilled or roasted, and the smoky flavor…

Early today I returned home from 10 glorious days of vacation to find our garden in full production mode. All the tomato plants have green tomatoes, teasing, making me wait until they ripen. I could pick some of the green peppers to encourage more flowering, and I probably will as I find it difficult to…